Justice Minister Meets With Prosecutor General
Justice Minister Tudorel Toader on Wednesday met with Romania’s prosecutor general Augustin Lazar and talked about “aspects regarding the institutional activity of the General Prosecutor’s Office,” the Justice Ministry said.Toader said he would meet both with Lazar and with the head of the National Anticorruption Department (DNA), Laura Codruta Kovesi, and that he would assess the activity of the Public Ministry and of DNA. (mediafax.ro)
Cloudy Weather And Light Rain On Thursday And Friday The weather will be cloudy and there will be light rain, in general, in northern, central, eastern and south-eastern parts of the country, according to weather authorities.On Thursday, across Romania, maximum temperatures will continue to be close to the normal values for this time of the year, ranging between 5 and 6 degrees Celsius in depressions and 15 degrees in southern region of Oltenia. Minimum temperatures will range between -3 and 5 degrees.
On Friday, across Romania, maximum temperatures will range between 6 and 14 degrees and minimum temperatures will range between -8 and -7 degrees in depressions and between 3 and 4 degrees in the western part of the country. (mediafax.ro)
Inditex, Owner Of Zara And Stradivarius Brands, Posts 10% Higher Net Profit Inditex, the Spanish company owning the brands Zara and Stradivarius, reported a net profit of EUR3.16 billion in 2016, up 10% on the year, according to the financial report released by the company on Wednesday.Inditex’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), reached EUR5.08 billion in 2016, up 8% from EUR4.7 billion a year before.
Sales reached EUR23.31 billion in 2016, higher than EUR20.9 billion in 2015. Sales in stores rose 13% between February 1 and March 12, 2017.
In 2016, Inditex opened 279 stores on 56 markets, including on five new markets. Thus, the store network reached 7,292 units on 93 markets. (mediafax.ro)
Number Of Companies Granting Meal Or Gift Vouchers Rose 27% On Year In 2016 The number of companies granting wage benefits such as meal or gift vouchers rose 27% on the year in 2016, according to data released on Wednesday by Up Romania, a company issuing value vouchers.The increase „indicates employers’ growing interest in building consumer loyalty,” said Up Romania.
Up Romania was established in 2002 and serves over 20,000 clients and 700,000 beneficiaries. (mediafax.ro)
European Commissioner Corina Cretu: EUR250M Can Be Used For Healthcare System The European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Corina Cretu, on Wednesday said Romania has EUR250 million (EU funds) at disposal for the modernization of healthcare units, but no projects to absorb the money have been submitted.Cretu said she would talk to Health Minister Florian Bodog about the modernization of 280 hospitals and sanitary units, for which no projects have been submitted.
The overall amount of EUR400 million targets the healthcare system, of which EUR150 million for three regional hospitals. (…). (mediafax.ro)